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For Shakira's tour, see Tour Pies Descalzos
Pies Descalzos
Pies Descalzos album cover
Studio album by Shakira
Released October 6, 1995 (1995-10-06) (Argentina/Colombia)
February 17, 1996 (1996-02-17) (worldwide)
Recorded 1995
Genre Latin pop, brown-eyed soul, pop rock
Length 41:06
60:01 (re-release)
Label Columbia Latino
Producer Shakira, Luis Fernando Ochoa (exec.)
Shakira chronology
Peligro
(1993)		 Pies Descalzos
(1995)		 The Remixes
(1997)
Singles from Pies Descalzos
  1. "Estoy Aquí"
    Released: August 29, 1995
  2. "¿Dónde Estás Corazón?"
    Released: February 2, 1996 (US)
  3. "Pies Descalzos, Sueños Blancos"
    Released: April 15, 1996
  4. "Un Poco De Amor"
    Released: May 16, 1996
  5. "Antología"
    Released: January 8, 1997
  6. "Se Quiere, Se Mata"
    Released: March 10, 1997
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 4/5 stars[1]

Pies Descalzos (English: Bare Feet) is the official debut studio album by Colombian singer-songwriter Shakira, released in 1996. It is widely considered as her breakthrough album, because of the commercial failure of her two previous "promotional" albums. The album features the hit singles "Estoy Aquí" and "¿Dónde Estás Corazón?". Worldwide, the album has sold 5 million copies. [2]

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[edit] Album information

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Shakira was under a lot of pressure while producing this album. If she had failed to produce a suitably successful record, this would have been her third and last album, most likely ending her singing career. Shakira managed to produce the majority of the album. In the end, her efforts to keep her career alive paid off. Recording for the album began in February, 1995. After the success of her single "¿Dónde Estás Corazón?", Sony gave Shakira $100,000 to produce the album since they predicted that the album would not sell past 100,000 copies, however, the album sold more than 5 million copies, being 1 million only in Brazil.

Shakira rewrote many of her old songs with new melodies along with her partner Luis F. Ochoa. When promoting the album, Shakira was only given a small auditorium, the guests consisting of people who had heard about the press conference of the album. Shakira explains that the album is basically about her experiences in life and how she views society.

[edit] Track listing

All songs written and composed by Shakira and Luis Fernando Ochoa, except "Te Espero Sentada" by Shakira herself. 

Standard edition[3]
No. Title Length
1. "Estoy aquí"   3:52
2. "Antología"   4:14
3. "Un poco de amor"   4:01
4. "Quiero"   4:10
5. "Te necesito"   4:00
6. "Vuelve"   3:53
7. "Te espero sentada"   3:24
8. "Pies descalzos, sueños blancos"   3:25
9. "Pienso en ti"   2:25
10. "¿Dónde estás corazón?"   3:51
11. "Se quiere, se mata"   3:38

[edit] Personnel

  • Shakira – producer, songwriter, vocals
  • Luis Fernando Ochoa – producer, mixer, songwriter, background vocals, guitar, keyboards, harmonica, percussion
  • Alvaro Farfan – director
  • Victor DiPersia – engineer, mixer
  • Camillo Montilla – engineer, piano
  • Sonido Azulado – engineer
  • Luly Deya – assistant engineer
  • José Martínez – assistant engineer
  • Freddi Niño – assistant engineer
  • Juan Antonio Castillo – mixing
  • Michael Fuller – mastering
  • Sergio Solano – guitar
  • Italo Lamboglia – drums
  • Gonzo Vasquez – programming, drums, percussion, background vocals
  • Jose Gaviria – background vocals
  • Andrea Piñeros – background vocals
  • Jose Garcia – bass guitar
  • Alejandro Gomez – harmonica
  • Eusebio Valderrama – trumpet
  • Samuel Torres – percussion
  • Felipe Dothe – design
  • Javier Hincapie – design
  • Patricia Bonilla – photography
  • Miguel Angel Velandia – photography

[edit] Singles

[edit] Charts

Chart (1996) Peak
position
German Albums Chart[4] 71
U.S. Billboard Hot Heatseekers Albums[5] 34
U.S. Billboard Latin Albums[5][6] 5
U.S. Billboard Latin Pop Albums[5][7] 3

[edit] Certification

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Argentina (CAPIF)[8] 2× Platinum 120,000x
Brazil (ABPD)[9] 5× Platinum 1,250,000*
United States (RIAA)[10] 1× Platinum 1,000,000^

*sales figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

[edit] Release details

Country Date Label Format Catalog
Colombia 1996 Sony International CD, LP, cassette 81795

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ "Los Millones de Shakira". Dinero. http://www.dinero.com//negocios/articulo/los-millones-shakira/137325. Retrieved 25 October 2011. 
  3. ^ http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=193662156&s=143468
  4. ^ "Shakira - Germany Charted Albums". Musicline.de. http://www.musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/Shakira/?type=longplay. Retrieved 2009-12-04. 
  5. ^ a b c "Allmusic - Shakira's Albums Chart". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p174707. Retrieved 2009-12-04. 
  6. ^ "Shakira Billboard Chart History - Latin Albums". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/charts#/artist/shakira/chart-history/147604?f=330&g=Albums. Retrieved 2009-12-04. 
  7. ^ "Shakira Billboard Chart History - Latin Pop Albums". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/charts#/artist/shakira/chart-history/147604?f=295&g=Albums. Retrieved 2009-12-04. 
  8. ^ "Argentinian album certifications – Shakira – Pies Descalzos". Argentine Chamber of Phonograms and Videograms Producers. http://www.capif.org.ar/Default.asp?PerDesde_MM=0&PerDesde_AA=0&PerHasta_MM=0&PerHasta_AA=0&interprete=Shakira&album=Pies+Descalzos&LanDesde_MM=0&LanDesde_AA=0&LanHasta_MM=0&LanHasta_AA=0&Galardon=O&Tipo=1&ACCION2=+Buscar+&ACCION=Buscar&CO=5&CODOP=ESOP. 
  9. ^ "Brazilian album certifications – Shakira – Pies Descalzos" (in Portuguese). Associação Brasileira dos Produtores de Discos. http://abpd.org.br/certificados_interna.asp?sArtista=Shakira&tmidia=1. 
  10. ^ "American album certifications – Shakira – Pies Descalzos". Recording Industry Association of America. http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?artist=%22Pies+Descalzos%22.  If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH

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